Northwestern State head coach Jay Thomas is focusing on eliminating penalties and other 'little things' to improve the Demons.

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Matt Vines
mattvines@shreveporttimes.com

Northwestern State coach Jay Thomas said he's pleased with the overall performance in Saturday's 37-22 loss to Southeastern, but it's the penalties, turnovers and mistakes that are pinning the Demons toward the bottom of the Southland Conference this season.

The Lions made a 16-3 run that led to a 23-16 advantage and scored the last 14 points to stretch the final score to 37-22 - usually spurred by Demons' mistakes.

"If you go back and look at the game, our guys played really well in all three phases," Thomas said. "We had a breakdown right there in (the third quarter), and that four-minute span ...